Bro. James Wallace, O.P.

Born

1978

Alma Mater

University of Rochester

Location

Rochester, NY

Brother James Wallace was born and raised in Rochester, NY, the oldest of four children. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in applied mathematics, taught math at his old high school for a few years, but then moved to the Albany area to join a friend on a religious quest. This quest ended with both of them becoming Catholic and being confirmed at St Anthony’s Church in Schenectady, NY. Br. James enjoyed working as a security guard and then as a programmer for a number of years, but felt an increasing attraction to religious life. “The Dominican motto ‘to contemplate and to share the fruits of contemplation’ resonated strongly with me. And when I visited the House of Studies in D.C. and saw Dominican life lived out, I knew that this was the way in which I wanted to give my life to God.”